rutellum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From rutrum (“shovel”) + -lum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ruˈtel.lum/, [rʊˈt̪ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ruˈtel.lum/, [ruˈt̪ɛlːum]
Noun edit
rutellum n (genitive rutellī); second declension
- a little shovel
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rutellum | rutella |
| Genitive | rutellī | rutellōrum |
| Dative | rutellō | rutellīs |
| Accusative | rutellum | rutella |
| Ablative | rutellō | rutellīs |
| Vocative | rutellum | rutella |
References edit
- “rutellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rutellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.